Proto-Hmong–Mien language explained

Proto-Hmong-Mien
Also Known As:Proto-Miao–Yao
Region:Yangtze River Basin
Familycolor:Hmong-Mien
Target:Hmong-Mien languages
Child1:Proto-Hmongic
Child2:Proto-Mienic

Proto-Hmong–Mien (PHM), also known as Proto-Miao–Yao (PMY;), is the reconstructed ancestor of the Hmong–Mien languages. Lower-level reconstructions include Proto-Hmongic and Proto-Mienic.

Historical chronology

Ratliff (2021) estimates that the split between Hmongic and Mienic had occurred before 2500 BP, since the Old Chinese words tiě ‘iron’ and xià ‘descend’ were both borrowed separately by Proto-Hmongic and Proto-Mienic.[1]

In earlier studies, the date of proto-Hmong-Mien has been estimated to be about 2500 BP by Sagart, Blench, and Sanchez-Mazas (2004),[2] as well as by Ratliff (2021:247).[1] It has been estimated to about 4243 BP by the Automated Similarity Judgment Program (ASJP),[3] however, ASJP is not widely accepted among historical linguists as a sufficiently rigorous method to establish or evaluate relationships between language families, since it only makes use of 40 basic vocabulary items.[4]

Reconstructions

Reconstructions of Proto-Hmong–Mien include the following.[5]

In China, the first comprehensive reconstruction of Proto-Hmongic (Proto-Miao) was undertaken by Wang Fushi (1979).[12] Wang's 1979 manuscript was subsequently revised and published as Wang (1994).[13]

Proto-Mienic (Proto-Mjuenic; reconstruction excludes Biao Min and Zao Min) has been reconstructed by Luang-Thongkum (1993).[14] A comprehensive reconstruction of Proto-Mienic has been published by Liu (2021).[15]

Ratliff (2010)

Martha Ratliff (2010) used 11 criterion languages for her reconstruction.

  1. East Hmongic (Qiandong); Northern vernacular: Yanghao 养蒿, Yanghao Township, Taijiang County, Guizhou
  2. North Hmongic (Xiangxi); Western vernacular: Jiwei 吉卫, Jiwei Township, Huayuan County, Hunan
  3. West Hmongic (Chuanqiandian): White Hmong of Laos and Thailand
  4. West Hmongic (Chuanqiandian); Mashan subdialect, Central vernacular: Zongdi 宗地, Zongdi Township, Ziyun County, Guizhou
  5. West Hmongic (Chuanqiandian); Luobohe subdialect: Fuyuan 复员, Fuyuan County, Yunnan
  6. Hmongic; Jiongnai: Changdong Township 长垌, Jinxiu County, Guangxi
  7. Hmongic; Baiyun Pa-Hng: Baiyun 白云, Rongshui County, Guangxi
  8. Mienic; Mien, Luoxiang vernacular: Luoxiang Township 罗香, Jinxiu County, Guangxi
  9. Mienic; Mun: Lanjin Township 览金, Lingyun County, Guangxi
  10. Mienic; Biao Min: Dongshan Yao Township 东山, Quanzhou County, Guangxi
  11. Mienic; Zao Min: Daping Township 大平, Liannan County, Guangdong

Wang & Mao (1995)

Wang & Mao (1995) base their Proto-Hmong–Mien reconstruction on the following 23 criterion Hmong-Mien languages.

  1. Yanghao 养蒿; Hmu, North (ISO 639-3: [{{ethnolink|hea}}])
  2. Jiwei 吉卫; Qo Xiong, West [{{ethnolink|mmr}}]
  3. Xianjin 先进 (= Dananshan 大南山); Chuanqiandian Miao, 1st lect [{{ethnolink|cqd}}]
  4. Shimenkan 石门坎; Diandongbei Miao [{{ethnolink|hmd}}]
  5. Qingyan 青岩; Guiyang Miao, North [{{ethnolink|huj}}]
  6. Gaopo 高坡; Huishui Miao, North [{{ethnolink|hmi}}]
  7. Zongdi 宗地; Mashan Miao, Central [{{ethnolink|hmm}}]
  8. Fuyuan 复员; Luobohe Miao, 2nd lect [{{ethnolink|hml}}]
  9. Fengxiang 枫香; Chong'anjiang Miao [{{ethnolink|hmj}}]
  10. Qibainong 七百弄; Bunu, Dongnu [{{ethnolink|bwx}}]
  11. Yaoli 瑶里; Nao Klao, Baonuo [{{ethnolink|bwx}}]
  12. Wenjie 文界; Pa-Hng, Sanjiang [{{ethnolink|pha}}]
  13. Changdong 长峒; Jiongnai [{{ethnolink|pnu}}]
  14. Duozhu 多祝; She [{{ethnolink|shx}}]
  15. Jiangdi 江底; Iu Mien, Guangdian [{{ethnolink|ium}}]
  16. Xiangjiang 湘江; Iu Mien, Xiangnan [{{ethnolink|ium}}]
  17. Luoxiang 罗香; Luoxiang Mien Ao Biao [{{ethnolink|ium}}]
  18. Changping 长坪; Changping Mien Biao Mon [{{ethnolink|ium}}]
  19. Liangzi 梁子; Kim Mun [{{ethnolink|mji}}]
  20. Lanjin 览金; Kim Mun [{{ethnolink|mji}}]
  21. Dongshan 东山; Biao Mon, Dongshan [{{ethnolink|bmt}}]
  22. Sanjiang 三江; Biao Mon, Shikou Chao Kong Meng [{{ethnolink|bmt}}]
  23. Daping 大坪; Dzao Min [{{ethnolink|bpn}}]

Phonology

Ratliff (2010)

Martha Ratliff's 2010 reconstruction contains the following phonemic inventory.

The full set of Proto-Hmong–Mien initial consonants is (Ratliff 2010: 31):

Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Plain stopaspiratedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Pre-nasalized stopaspiratedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Nasalvoicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
pre-glottalizedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
aspiratedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Glidevoicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
pre-glottalizedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
aspirated(pronounced as /ink/) pronounced as /ink/
Fricativevoicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voiced(pronounced as /ink/) (pronounced as /ink/)

The 3 medial consonants are *-j-, *-l-, and *-r-.The 6 final stop consonants are *-p, *-t, *-k, *-m, *-n, and *-ŋ.

The Proto-Hmong–Mien vowels are (11 total) (Ratliff 2010: 108):

Front Central Back
Highpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/, pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/
Mid-highpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Centralpronounced as /ink/
Mid-lowpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Near-lowpronounced as /ink/
Lowpronounced as /ink/

Proto-Hmong–Mien has the following syllable structure (Ratliff 2010:10):

Ratliff (2010) does not reconstruct vowel length for either Proto-Mienic or Proto-Hmong–Mien; in contrast, Li (2018) reconstructs vowel length for both.[11] Even though Mienic languages usually have vowel length, Ratliff ascribes this to areal features that were borrowed after the breakup of Proto-Mienic.[16] Neighboring languages with vowel length include Yue Chinese and Zhuang.

Ostapirat (2016)

Ostapirat (2016)[17] revises various reconstructed Proto-Hmong–Mien consonant initials proposed by Ratliff (2010). He suggests that many proto-initials are in fact sesquisyllables, in line with Baxter & Sagart's (2014) Old Chinese reconstruction and Pittayaporn's (2009) Proto-Tai reconstruction. Examples include reconstructing *m.l- and *m.r- where Ratliff (2010) reconstructs *mbl- and *mbr-, respectively. Hmong-Mien presyllables are further discussed in Strecker (2021).[18]

Ostapirat (2016) also reconstructs velarized initial consonants (*Cˠ-) where Ratliff (2010) reconstructs -j- or -w-. Similarly, Norquest (2020) also reconstructs velarized initial consonants for Proto-Kra–Dai.[19]

Additionally, Ostapirat revises Ratliff's uvulars (*q-, etc.) as velars (*k-, etc.), and her palatals as either alveolars or palatals.

Below are some reconstructions from Ostapirat (2016) compared with those of Ratliff (2010).

Gloss Proto-Hmong-Mien
(Ostapirat 2016) 		Proto-Hmong-Mien
(Ratliff 2010) 		Proto-Mienic
(Ratliff 2010) 		Notes
fruit
  • pˠeuB
  • pji̯əuX
float
  • mbˠeuA
  • mbi̯əuA
< OC 浮
bedbug
  • pˠiA
  • pji
three
  • pˠuA
  • pjɔu
burn
  • pˠuB
  • pɔuB
name
  • mpˠuC
  • mpɔuH
hand
  • bˠuB
  • -bɔuX
to know
  • peiA
  • pei
to dream
  • mpeiC
  • mpeiH
to sleep
  • pˠeiC
  • pu̯eiH
to boil
  • mpˠeiC
  • mpuæiH
to rake
  • baA
  • baA
< OC 耙
thin
  • bˠeD
  • bi̯ɛkD
< OC 薄
father
  • pˠeB
  • pjaX
< OC 父
to mend
  • mpˠeB
  • mpjaX
< OC 補
chaff
  • mphˠeD
  • mpʰi̯ɛk
dog
  • kluB
  • qluwX
< OC 狗
cucumber
  • klˠaA
  • Kʷa
< OC 瓜
to cross over
  • klˠaiC
  • KʷajH
< OC 過
wide
  • klˠaŋB
  • Kʷi̯aŋX
< OC 廣
far
  • klˠuA
  • qʷuw
< OC 迂
bear
  • klˠepD
  • qrep

Taguchi (2023)

Taguchi (2023) discusses several revisions in the phonological reconstruction of Proto-Hmong–Mien and suggests a classification based on lexical evidence rather than phonological sound changes.[20] Rimes are simplified, while nasal codas in open rimes in Proto-Hmongic are posited to have derived from historical nasal initial consonants.[21] Taguchi (2023) also suggests that Ratliff's (2010) Proto-Hmongic *k- and *q- are in fact secondary developments from Proto-Hmong–Mien *kr- and *k-, respectively.

Vocabulary

Below are some words roughly belonging to the semantic domains of agriculture and subsistence from Ratliff (2004),[22] with the Proto-Hmong-Mien and Proto-Hmongic reconstructions from Ratliff (2010), and Old Chinese reconstructions from Baxter & Sagart (2014)[23] for comparison (note that the Old Chinese forms are not necessarily cognate with the Hmong–Mien forms). Terms for domesticated animals and non-rice crops are usually shared with Chinese, while vocabulary relating to hunting, rice crops, and local plants and animals are usually not shared with Chinese.

Proto-
Hmong–Mien 		Proto-Hmongic English
  • ntsʰʉC
  • s-daŋʔ (象)
elephant
  • ʔlinA
  • ɢʷan (猿)
monkey
  • ŋgu̯eiB
  • krun (麇)
river deer
  • tsjɔB
  • qʰˁraʔ (虎)
tiger
  • ɢləŋB
  • tsʰˁoŋ (蔥)
Chinese onion
  • NKan
  • C.mˁru (茅)
cogon grass
  • ʰnænB
  • C.nˁaʔ (弩)
crossbow
  • pənX
  • Cə.lak-s (射)
to shoot
  • ndroC
  • lriwk (逐)
to track, follow
  • Kəi
  • kˁe (雞)
chicken
  • m-nɔk
  • tˁiw (雕)
bird
  • qluwX
  • hmaŋC
  • Cə.kˁroʔ (狗)
dog
  • ʔap
  • qraːb (鴨)
duck
  • mpæC
  • pˁra (豝)
pig
  • juŋ
  • ɢaŋ (羊)
sheep/goat
  • ŋiuŋ
  • s.ɢijʔ (兕)
water buffalo
  • dup
  • N.tˁo-s (豆)
bean
  • N-peiX
  • s-t(ʰ)uk (菽)
soybean
  • wouH
  • ɢʷa-s (芋)
taro
  • mbləu
  • lˁuʔ (稻)
rice plant;
growing/unhusked rice
  • ntsuwC
  • (C.)mˤejʔ (米)
husked rice
  • hnrəaŋH
  • bonʔ-s (飯)
cooked rice

The ethnonym Hmong is reconstructed as *hmʉŋA in Proto-Hmongic by Ratliff (2010), while Mien is reconstructed as *mjænA in Proto-Mienic. In comparison, William H. Baxter and Laurent Sagart (2014)[24] reconstruct the Old Chinese name of the Mán 蠻 (Nanman 南蠻, or southern foreigners) as *mˤro[n]; additionally, Sidwell & Rau (2015) reconstruct the Proto-Austroasiatic word for 'person' as *mraʔ.[25]

External relationships

Proto-Hmong–Mien shares many lexical similarities with neighboring language families, including Austroasiatic, Kra-Dai (Tai-Kadai), Austronesian, and Tibeto-Burman (Ratliff 2010). Martha Ratliff (2010:233-237) lists the following lexical resemblances between Proto-Hmong–Mien (abbreviated below as PHM) and other language families. Proto-Hmongic and Proto-Mienic are provided if the Proto-Hmong–Mien form is not reconstructed.

Austroasiatic

Many lexical resemblances are found between the Hmong-Mien and Austroasiatic language families (Ratliff 2010), some of which had earlier been proposed by Haudricourt (1951).[26] Proto-Austroasiatic (PAA) reconstructions are from Sidwell (2024).[27]

Lexical resemblances with Austroasiatic

Other Austroasiatic parallels listed by Kosaka (2002:94) are:[28]

Ostapirat (2018:116-117)[29] lists compares the following basic vocabulary items in Hmong-Mien and Austroasiatic. Proto-Palaungic as reconstructed by Sidwell (2015) has also been reconstructed.

Gloss Proto-Hmong–Mien
(Ratliff 2010)		Proto-Vietic
(Ferlus 1991)[30] 		Proto-Wa
(Diffloth 1980)[31] 		Proto-Palaungic
(Sidwell 2015)[32]
louse
  • ntshjeiX
  • ciʔ
  • siʔ
  • ciːʔ
fruit
  • pji̯əuX
  • pleʔ
  • pliʔ
  • pliːʔ
road
  • kləuX
  • khraʔ
  • kraʔ
  • kraːʔ
shoot
  • pənX
  • paɲʔ
  • pɤɲ
  • ɓaŋ
blood
  • ntshjamX
  • asaːmʔ
  • hnam
  • snaːm
weep
  • ʔɲæmX
  • jaːmʔ, *ɲaːmʔ
  • jam
  • jaːm
hawk
  • qlaŋX
  • klaːŋʔ
  • klaŋ
  • klaːŋ
cooked
  • sjenX (Proto-Hmongic)
  • ciːnʔ
  • sin
  • ciːn
heavy
  • hnjeinX
  • naŋʔ
(*s-jen)
  • kəɟan
full
  • pu̯ɛŋX
pɔiŋ (Mon) phoiɲ (Khasi) -
nose
  • mbruiH
  • muːs
  • mɨs
  • muːs
name
  • mpɔuH
jhmoh (Middle Khmer)
  • mɨs
  • muːs
horn
  • klɛɔŋ
  • kərəŋ
  • ʔrɤŋ
  • -rɤŋ
water
  • ʔu̯əm
ʔom (Palaung)
  • rʔom
  • ʔoːm
live, alive
  • ʔjəm
ʔim (Palaung)
  • ʔem
  • ʔiːm
I
  • ʔja (Proto-Mienic)
ʔoa (Mon)
  • ʔɨʔ
  • ʔɔːʔ
thou
  • mu̯ei
mày (Vietnamese) me (Khasi)
  • miːʔ
one
  • ʔɨ
- ʔu (Palaung) (*moːh)
two
  • ʔu̯i
- ʔa (Palaung) (*ləʔaːr)
three
  • pjɔu
paj (Kui) - (*ləʔɔːj)

Further lexical resemblances between Hmong-Mien and Austroasiatic are listed in Hsiu (2017).[33]

Kra-Dai

Many lexical resemblances are found between the Hmong-Mien and Kra-Dai language families, although the tones often do not correspond (Ratliff 2010). Proto-Tai (abbreviated here as PT) reconstructions are from Pittayaporn (2009).[34] Many of the Proto-Tai forms also have close parallels with Proto-Austronesian.

Lexical resemblances with Kra-Dai

Kosaka (2002)[28] lists many lexical resemblances between Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien languages, and proposes that they form part of a larger Miao-Dai language family.

Austronesian

Many lexical resemblances are found between the Hmong-Mien and Austronesian language families, some of which are also shared with Kra-Dai and Austroasiatic (Ratliff 2010). Proto-Austronesian (abbreviated here as PAN) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (abbreviated here as PMP) reconstructions are from Blust (n.d.).[35]

Lexical resemblances with Austronesian and Kra-Dai
Lexical resemblances with Austronesian and Austroasiatic
Other lexical resemblances with Austronesian

Tibeto-Burman

Ratliff notes that the Hmong-Mien numerals from 4-9 and various culture-related vocabulary have been borrowed from Tibeto-Burman. The Proto-Tibeto-Burman (abbreviated as PTB) forms provided below are from James Matisoff (2003).

Lexical borrowings from Tibeto-Burman

Additionally, Paul K. Benedict (1987)[36] notes that Proto-Hmong–Mien contains loanwords from an unknown Tibeto-Burman language or branch, which Benedict refers to as Donor Miao-Yao. Benedict (1987:20) believes that these Tibeto-Burman loanwords predate Hmong-Mien's contact with Old Chinese. Some numerals that Benedict (1987) reconstructed for Proto-Donor Miao-Yao are given below.

Guillaume Jacques (2021) notes that there are Tibeto-Burman parallels for various Hmong-Mien words that are found specifically in rGyalrongic and neighboring Qiangic languages. These include the words for 'snow' (cf. Jiangdi Mien bwan5), 'scold' (Proto-Hmongic *qeC), 'walnut' (Proto-Hmongic *qlowC), and 'bamboo' (Proto-Hmong-Mien *hləwX).[37]

See also

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